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I see the CMA are taking an interest in the takeover. All is not lost.

Well, reality finally arrives. Part of me is glad that the Japanese are acting tough as the company has been overspending on personnel from the start AND seems incapable of making good decisions .

Nevertheless

In my bank from Halifax and showing as paid in my First Direct ISA, amazingly.

Thanks for this. I am glad that larger investors are waking up. I will vote against when First Direct give me the chance.

Nope. I'm with First Direct who are very slow to notify corporate actions. Typically, by mail arriving two days before deadline .

Me too, into my FirstDirect ISA where they shouldn't have gone as DCUs have been switched, by them, to my Sharedealing account. SIGH!

I spoke to FirstDirect, part of HSBC, about this payment. They say they are aware and are chasing this actively. They also said that some banks pay out on the due date but they wait till they've received it. Very canny.

That's an interesting insight. It's a done deal, imo. Even if it failed, our present BoD would just stay in place. I doubt very much that they would make changes.

Botanic

She is. I was referring to David Duffy. A nice irony is that she lost out to him some years back for the CEO job. She went to TSB then Nationwide. So, she knows him and he is "stepping down", as they say.

I see our less than wonderful CEO is stepping down after the takeover. Doubtless, he will be staggering all the way to whoever he banks with. Nice reward for mediocre actual performance

Nationwide have till April 4th to make a formal offer.

Not yet, but I'll report back in due course. Shops all busy.

Good for us shareholders and David Duffy has another playground to spout management speak in. Don't think he'll last long at NW as it seems to be tightly run.

Goldenbadger. I agree. We would be fools to trust the Mexican government.

From their investors website, full year's results on 7th March.

It's a pause on planning applications for new terminals, not existing exports

Well, well. Our less than impressive CEO has "stood down". Here's to a better future.

We have no experience with retail and it doesn't look as if Halfords management are much cop.

Please don't buy Wintershall.Massive debt again and, doubtless, onerous hedges incurred to get the finance. A double whammy. .

As ever, exciting and varied jam tomorrow.